I wonder, often, how you are doing and how I can support you. I know parents who are truly cherishing this time and stewarding it well to support those on the front lines, and I know parents who are being totally crushed by this season and feel like they’re not going to make it another day. I also know a lot of parents who fall somewhere in the middle. I’ve found myself in all of these places, just depending on the day (or hour!) I’m guessing you can relate.

I don’t have “one word” or a New Year’s resolution this year but while driving alone in my car (a rarity, indeed!) and chatting with God about some things that were on my heart for my kids, God gave me four words that I could not ignore. I tried, oh trust me, I tried to ignore the words. I tried to convince myself those four words were merely of my own imagination and not from God. But throughout the rest of the day, the four words settled in my soul and I received them not as a challenge, but an invitation.